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    Catastrophic Engine Failure Related to Oil

    99 Toyota Solara. The engine was a complete loss. It used quite a bit of oil. Previous owners didn’t take care of it as far as maintenance goes. It had 176k on it when I got it. I used 10w40 in it but was still adding about 1 quart every week or two. I went a while and didn’t check it...
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    Post your latest oil change

    2004 Ford F-250 with 5.4 V8 Out: Motorcraft 5w20/Motorcraft Oil Filter In: Carquest 5w20 Synthetic/Carquest Oil Filter 2011 Chrysler Town and Country Out: Dealer Bulk/Unknown Filter In: Mobil Super 5000 5W30/Mopar Oil Filter
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    Diesel Transfer Tank

    My uncle gave me a 100 gallon diesel transfer tank. It's a nice tank but has a small hole in it. I have a friend who said he would fix it but I needed to get it cleaned out first. I don't know anyone locally who could steam clean it. Is there some way I can clean it out myself at home? Any...
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    cheap ammo 9mm where?

    I typically order from Sportsmans Guide or Cheaper than Dirt. Sportsmans Guide Cheaper Than Dirt Both usually have good prices. Sportsmans Guide sometimes has free shipping and double membership discounts.
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    Switching to HM Oil to fix consumption; Didnt work

    My 05 Silverado I had burnt about 1 quart every 3k. I asked a guy at the dealership about it and he agreed it was normal. My Dad has an 03 Silverado with about 300k on the clock and it burns a little over 1 quart every 3-5k but I think it is also leaking some. He has mentioned a leak around the...
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    I love how people can't afford an oil change...

    I bought a truck a couple of years ago and I really wanted a diesel. I had recently performed a service on my Grandfather's Duramax and the price of the materials about caused me to fall over. It was around $51 to just change the oil. Some research revealed how expensive diesels were and I...
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    Ford 1720 Tractor

    Thanks for the chart. I found the service information under the hood for the service intervals so I have that one figured out. Now to choose Rotella or Motorcraft diesel oil.
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    Ford 1720 Tractor

    My grandfather has a Ford 1720 tractor that he recently acquired. Since I will be using it a lot I figured I would change the oil out so I have a good reference point. I have a lot of questions: Any recommendations on oil for this machine? Some reading on different forums indicates that 10w30...
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    StarFire Gear Oil

    I am about to change out the differentials in my F250. I took a stroll though a local mom and pop hardware store today to find they have a nice selection of oils and the prices are excellent. I was looking for some 75w-140 gear oil specifically just to get an idea on their price. All I could...
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    Why I Hate Dealer Changes, How About You?

    The place where I bought my vehicle offers free oil changes and I cashed in on 2 of them. Both times I took my vehicle in I had to wait over an hour for the job to be completed. I wasn't very impressed with the wait time. At the next interval I started changing it myself (again). I checked the...
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    Mobil 1 HM or Mobil Super HM

    I suspect that it is the rear main seal. I am not sure and it's been to cold to really inspect it. I was hoping it would slow/stop it. Mine has the 3.3.
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    Mobil 1 HM or Mobil Super HM

    I have been reading about this lately. I started using Mobil Super High Mileage in my 09 Caravan since it has started leaking. I found the mileage recommendations here https://mobiloil.com/en/article/warranties/limited-warranty/mobil-super-oil-warranty I wanted Valvoline Maxlife but there was...
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    pfsense box worth it?

    I have a pfSense box running a church network here. We had it running on an IBM 8187, 512mb RAM, and some P4 processor and that was overkill. It worked great and was under 5% util most of the time. I moved it to a IBM eServer because I wanted it on a RAID array since we depend on it. The...
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    O’Reilly and CarQuest motor oil opinions?

    Thanks for the feedback! It seems like I looked at a bottle of CarQuest oil that my granddad had and I was under the impression it was made by Warren Unilube. A few years have passed and I have slept since then. I will double check their vendor and report back. If it is Ashland then I will...
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    O’Reilly and CarQuest motor oil opinions?

    What do you all think of O’Reilly Motor Oil (Conventional) and CarQuest Conventional? They have O’Reilly motor oil on sale here for $15.99 - 5qts and MicroGuard filter. You can upgrade to a Wix filter for $2.00 more. Seems like a good deal. My dad has a friend who owns the local CarQuest here...
  16. CaravanPower

    Post your latest oil change

    2009 Dodge Grand Caravan Napa Syn 5w20 and Napa ProSelect Filter
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